71.   Several executives made bold predictions for the Web.

72.   Several other publishing executives made similar comments.

73.   Since then, Gucci executives have made no secret of their disdain for a possible takeover by Prada, and Gucci defended itself by issuing stock options to management.

74.   Soon afterward, he was given the critical review, during which executives made several unfavorable references to his age, the suit alleged.

75.   So the Lifeminders.com executives made a low-budget spot on their own.

76.   Sometimes bright NBA executives can make the most boneheaded mistakes imaginable.

77.   Telecom executives made unrealistic pronouncements of growth, and investors believed them.

78.   Telekom executives made it clear more than a year ago that they were worried about overly aggressive competitors.

79.   That news reverberated at Exxon as well, though some executives there almost made a point of not dwelling on it.

80.   The administration and company executives are already making that argument on Capitol Hill.